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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews and insights for the CBD NBSAP peer review

Katia Karousakis, OECD 21-23 March, 2016 Friends of CBD workshop, Switzerland

• OECD Environmental Performance Reviews

– Objective – EPR cycle – Timeline and logistics – Structure and content of EPR and biodiversity chapters

• Comparison of some review mechanisms
• Insights and key questions for the voluntary

NBSAP peer review

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Content

• The OECD uses peer reviews in several areas of its work

(environmental performance reviews, economic surveys, agriculture reviews…)

• The Environmental Performance Review (EPR)

programme was launched in 1992:

• Helping countries assess progress in meeting national and

international commitments

• Stimulating greater accountability to other countries and

to the public

• Improve the individual and collective environmental

performance of OECD members and partners

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews

Objective and value-added

• Have national and international environmental

policy objectives been achieved (i) efficiently and (ii) effectively?

• Are the policy objectives based on an assessment
• f benefits and costs?
• Performance:

intentions  actions  results

• Assessment in the economic, institutional, social

and environmental context of each country

• In comparison with other countries

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What do we mean by “Environmental performance”?

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EPR cycle

Information collection (questionnaire) Review mission (meetings with environment and other ministry officials, representatives of industry, trade unions, NGOs, independent experts and local governments) Preparation of report by the Secretariat Peer review discussion in Paris  A&Rs Finalisation, publication and launch (Voluntary) Mid-term progress report (self-assessment by

country)

• Review team (6-9 members)

– typically includes Secretariat staff and experts from two reviewing countries

• 12-16 months total

– 4-7 days mission to country – Time to complete one chapter: 8 weeks min.

• About 20-30 pages per chapter

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Logistics (resources and time)

• Progress towards sustainable development

(3 chapters)

– Key environmental trends – Policy-making environment – Towards green growth

• Progress towards two selected environmental objectives

(2 chapters)

– e.g., Biodiversity, climate change, water, waste, etc.

– 12* out of the 23 countries reviewed in 2010-16 selected biodiversity as one fo the 2 themes for in-depth review

*Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden

• Assessment and Recommendations

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Structure/content of EPRs

• State and trends in biodiversity/ecosystems
• Institutional and regulatory/legal framework

– including e.g. international co-operation and finance

• Policy instruments for biodiversity conservation and

sustainable use

– Regulatory, economic, and information/voluntary instruments, and the policy mix

• Mainstreaming biodiversity in other key sectors/ policy

areas

– e.g. agriculture, fisheries, forestry, mining, etc

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Structure/content of OECD EPR biodiversity chapters

OECD EPR biodiversity chapters

UNFCCC Review of Annex I National Communications CBD NBSAP review and implementation

Scope

Broad – national biodiversity

• bjectives and implementation

Broad – national climate objective and implementation

Broad – national biodiversity objectives and implementation

Objective

To help countries improve their individual and collective performances in environmental management by assisting them in carrying

• ut national evaluations, promoting dialogue

between countries and enhancing accountability. Includes Assessment & Recommendations To assess the implementation of commitments under the UNFCCC and to ensure the COP has accurate, consistent and relevant information at its disposal. No Assessment & Recommendations

# of countries to be reviewed

34 OECD member countries, as well as non-OECD countries on request The 42 Parties included in Annex I to the UNFCCC 196 ? Turnover

3-4 EPRs per year >>Every 4 years

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Composition

• f review

team

The ERT is composed of OECD Secretariat staff and experts from other member countries, sometimes other international

• rganisations.

A geographically balanced team of international experts serving in their personal capacity, selected from a roster of experts nominated by countries and organisations and co-ordinated by the UNFCCC secretariat. They must not be from, or nominated by, the Party under review.

TBD?

Participation

• f other

stakeholders

International organisations, academic institutions, industry and NGOs are also consulted during the in-country review Intergovernmental organisations are invited to contribute staff and/or resources to assist with the review.

TBD?

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Comparing some review mechanisms…

Source: Adapted from Annex A in Ellis et al (2011). OECD/IEA CCXG paper no. 2011(4)

• Clearly understand objective (and intended output) of the NBSAP

review, and why

• Is it a collection of facts? An evaluation? And also recommendations?
• This has implications on what “model” to use, and on resources and time
• Develop a template for key issues to address (including consistent

structure of review documents)

• Collect information (via questionnaire) and draft preliminary review

in advance of mission

• Ask consistent questions across each country
• Review team should best include 1-2 permanent staff (otherwise,

consistency across e.g. evaluations is difficult to ensure)

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Insights and lessons for the CBD NBSAP peer review

What’s happening for biodiversity in 2015-2016 (on-going OECD projects):

• Biodiversity and Development: Mainstreaming and Managing for Results
• Marine Protected Areas: Economics, Management and Policy
• Barriers to Effective Biodiversity Policy Reform

Visit: www.oecd.org/env/biodiversity and www.oecd.org/env/countryreviews

Katia Karousakis, OECD Environment Directorate, Biodiversity Team Lead katia.karousakis@oecd.org Ivana Capozza, OECD Environment Directorate, EPR Team Lead ivana.capozza@oecd.org

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Thank you!